# The story of Wild Thing and whatever happened to World Cup songs?

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Podcast: [Word In Your Ear](https://stenobird.com/podcast/word-in-your-ear-3755187)
Published: 2026-04-13T07:03:00+00:00
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Take your protein pills and put your helmet on as we voyage to the far side this week to take a picture of …   … the Kanye West & Wireless ding-dong   … Springsteen with Tom Morello, Pet Shop Boys with Johnny Marr: the fine art of the ‘special guest’   … when Time Magazine invented Swinging London   … Gregg Allman and the judge’s wife   … Fake Plastic Trees! Pressure Drop by the Clash! Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)! Politicians trying to be hip   … a primal howl from the Troggs written by the son of a golf professional from Westchester County (Chip Taylor RIP)   … why all bands should have ‘membership’ gigs   ... Back Home! This Time We’ll Get It Right! Are we still making World Cup anthems?   … never drive a car listening to the Mahavishnu Orchestra followed by the Sun Ra Arkestra and Trout Mask Replica   … plus birthday guest Chuck Loncon is listening to every record he owns. Help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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